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BGS geologists studying the core in the National Geological Repository. BGS © UKRI.
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Scientists gain access to ‘once in a lifetime’ core from Great Glen Fault

01/12/2025

The geological core provides a cross-section through the UK’s largest fault zone, offering a rare insight into the formation of the Scottish Highlands.

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Earthquakes can have devastating impacts on buildings and infrastructure. © Pixabay.
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New research shows artificial intelligence earthquake tools forecast aftershock risk in seconds

25/11/2025

Researchers from BGS and the universities of Edinburgh and Padua created the forecasting tools, which were trained on real earthquakes around the world.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Valley and rock islands at Carlops. The telephone poles help emphasise the scale of the valley and serve as a useful analogue for the general spacing of ground-truth sites offshore, which often miss the variability of geological conditions. Offshore valleys formed by meltwater can be up to ten times larger than the one shown here, reaching several hundreds of metres in depth. BGS © UKRI.
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How the geology on our doorstep can help inform offshore infrastructure design

19/11/2025

BGS is part of a new collaboration using onshore field work to contextualise offshore data and update baseline geological models which can inform the sustainable use of marine resources.

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GeoClimate launch event — reducing subsidence risk due to climate change

Event on 20/05/2021

Learn more about a major new release of our GeoClimate UKCP18 data

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British Science Week

Event from 08/03/2021 to 12/03/2021

BGS took part in British Science Week, a national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

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BGS Virtual Stakeholder Event 2021
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BGS Virtual Stakeholder Event

Event on 11/02/2021

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Mine water discharge
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Mine Water Heating and Cooling: A 21st Century Resource for Decarbonisation

Event from 10/03/2021 to 11/03/2021

Join BGS, IEA Geothermal and BEIS for a symposium on mine water geothermal energy.

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BGS Virtual Open Day 2020
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Inside BGS — virtual Open Days

Event from 14/10/2020 to 17/10/2020

In October 2020 BGS held a series of mini virtual open days with talks, tours, interactive workshops and social media takeovers. We have saved some of this content so you can enjoy it later.

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